Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access. a)At or near 474 Hudson Terrace, Englewood Cliffs - Frame Scaffold - Stair tower: employees engaged in masonry work were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 42 feet while climbing the "Walk Through" scaffold section on the top portion of the tower, on or about 7/29/24. b)At or near 474 Hudson Terrace, Englewood Cliffs - Frame Scaffold - Elevator tower: employees engaged in masonry work were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 30 feet while climbing the "Walk Through" scaffold section on the top portion of the tower, on or about 7/29/24. FAST Construction LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1677741, citation number 01, item number 01 and was affirmed as a final order on 6/17/23, with respect to a workplace located at 225 Chosin Few Way, Bayonne NJ